Hair waver



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Patented July 11, 1933 BERTHA SAUNDERSV, OF HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA HAIR WAVER Application ledctober 19, 1931. Serial No. 569,651.

This invention relates to a hair Waver, and more particularly pertains to a permanent waving appliance of the character set forth in my copending application for United 5 States patent, Serial Number 541,354, liled J une 1, 1931, and of the type used in connection with various kinds ot' permanent wave equipment. i i' An object ot' the invention is to provide a hair waver which may be employed in a particularly etiicaciousmanner to produce the highly desirable flat and natural wave rather than the coiled or curly wave rsuch as ordinarily formed with permanent wave equip- 5 ment. A

Another object is to provide a construction in hair wavers whereby the hair after being Wrapped thereon in a sinuousY formation may be stretched and maintained under tension throughout the length of the wound portion thereof during heat treatment thereot, to insure the formation of a well deiined and lasting permanent wave.

Another object is to provide in the'Wa-ver 2g a Jformation which insuresthe retention in place of the hair Wound thereon.

Another obj ect is to provide a Waver of' the character described which is yot simple and inexpensive foi-mand capable of having the hair quickly and easily Wrapped thereon to produce the aforesaid Vflat Wave. v p

A further ob'ect is to provide a hair Waver of the character described Which is capable of i use with various types of permanent wave heaters Without necessitating changing the construction of they heaters and associated equipment thereof. j

Yetl another object is'to provide a Waver ot' the character which is constructed in Such manner as to permit of Wrapping the hair thereon in various Ways whereby to produce iiat Waves of diering styles or to produce coiled Waves, as desired.

` Still al further object is to provide a hair Waver of the character described on which the hair is Wound and maintained in such manner as to more evenly and etectivelysubject it tothe action ofthe heat'ot the permanent Wave equipment With the result that a more lasting and better Wave is produced.

' 'lVith the foregoing objects in view, together with such other objects and advantagesfas may subsequently appear, the invention resides in the parts and ink the combination, construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated by way of exam le in the raccompanying drawings, in Whic n Figure 1 is a plan view of the hair Waver c as constructed to be extendable, and showing it in its normal position; Figure 2 is a plan view of the hair Waver shown Vin Figure 1, illustrating it inits extended position; i Y Figure 3 is a view in longitudinal section 65 as seen outhe line 3-3 et Figure 2; j Figure l is a detail in cross section taken on the line 1 A of Figure 1; 7

Figure 5 is a detail in longitudinal section i. as seenon the line 5 5 of Figure l; 70'

Figure 6 isa view in cross section taken on the line 6 6 of Figure '5;

Figure 7 ris a view in cross section taken on the line 7 7 of lFigure 5; Y Figure 8 is a vieW in vcross section taken T5 on the line 8 8 of Figure 5;n Y i Figure 9 is a view in Vend elevation of the structure shown in A,Figure 5; l l

Figure 10 is a plan view of the hair Waver as when extended, and ,showing 4the hair 8e thereon;

Figure 11 is a view of a modilied the invention; f Y,

Figure 12 isa longitudinal section taken on the line 12-12 of Figure 11;

Figure 13 is a cross section taken von line 13-13 of Figuren; y Figure 14 is a plan viewr of the Waver shown in Figure 11, showingthe 'manner of Winding hair thereon, Y i

The hair Waver considered generally embodies a body portion comprising two e`lon gated members or plates A and B here shown as of ksubstantially concave-convex or V- shaped cross section and nested one upon 9 the other.` Each of the vplates A and B is provided along its longitudinal edges with spaced arcuate notches or recesses 15 and 1G defining on said yedges rows of spaced substantially dove-tail shaped prol form produced and whereby the hair to be waved may be wound progressively along the body portion over the projections 17 thence over adjacent projections 18 and so on in a sinuous formation throughout the length of the bodyV portion. As` shown in Figure 1, the two plates are normally held so that the notches and projections register with one another, but upon moving one plate relative to the other theY projections or wave formingk members are moved relative to each other out of registration, 'as indicated in Figure 2, and this provides for stretching the hair as will be hereinafter described.

At certain corresponding ends the plates A and B are provided with axially extended projections 19 which are slotted and facilitatek securing strands of hair to the waver with alcord or string, as shown in Figure 10. The other corresponding terminals of the plates A and B have similar' extended projections 2O and 21 thereon which provide for holding the plates together and for adjusting the plates in order to stretch the hair thereon and which projections 20 and 21 afford a means for securing theouter ends of the strands of hair to the Waver together with the vcord or string.

Fixed to the projection 2O of the plate A near the inner end thereof is a collar 22 having a bore of sufliciently great diameter to slidably accommodate the projection 21 of the plate B, as shown in Figure 5. Rotatably telescoping both projections is a tubular handle and adjusting member 23, the inner end of which engages in an annular recess 24 in the collar 22. A portion of the bore of the Inember-23 is screw threaded, as at 25, and cooperates with threads 25 formed on the projection 21 whereby to move the latter and the plate B relative to plate A, upon turning the member 23. Y Y

Mounted and frictionally held in the tubular member 23 is a helically coiled kspring 26 which acts as a continuation of the screw threads 25 of said member. Y In assembling the Waver the member 23 with the spring 26 therein is mounted on the projections 2O and 21 and turned so as to screw onto the threads 25 ofthe projection 21 until the inner end of member 23 engages in the recess 24 inthe collar 22. 'It is noted that the spring 26 will also screw onto the threads 25. Next, a washer 27 is forced into the member 23 against the outer end of the spring and is secured on vthe projection' 20 by means of a pin 28. Openings 29 in the member 23 facilitates insertion and removal of the pin, which, when in place, holds the spring under tension and thereby maintains the member 23 in engagement with the collar 22.

Vhen the waver is arranged as shown in Figure 1 it is ready to have the hair wound thereon, and the method of winding the hair I is varied depending on the type of wave desired. After the hair is wound on the Waver, it is desirable to stretch the hair and place it under tension, especially during the heat treatment, in order to increase the effectiveness of the wave and produce a more lasting wave treatment of the hair. To so stretch the hair the operator merely rotates the member 23 in the appropriate direction and thereby causes the plate B to move longitudinally of the plate A. inasmuch as the plates are normally arranged with the recesses and projections in registration, it is seen that movement of one plate relative to the other will cause the parts to assume the out-of-linc position shown in Figures 1 and 10 and the strand of hair wound on the waver will therefore be stretched and held under tension as aforesaid. After the waving operation the operator may readily restore the waver to the the normal position by rotating member 23 until the notches and projections of the plates A and B come into registration, as shown in Figure 1.

One way of winding the hair in order to produce the highly desirable and popular flat wave is 'to secure the strand of hair at a point closeto the head, to the end projections 19 by means of the cord or string, as shown in Figure 10, then wrap the strand under the end projections 17 and then over the upper side of projections 18, then under the' web portions C between said projections and over the upper side of the next pair of, projections 17 and so on until the waver is covered, as shown in FigurelO. The end of the hair strand is then tied as at D and the usual hair waving operation is'then carried out, it being noted that the Waver will lit various kinds of permanent waving heaters. Y

It should be notedv that the Waver is held with the concave sides of the plates A and B uppermost during the winding of thehair thereon, as the edges of recesses 15 and 16 are then downwardly inclined towards thelongitudinal medial line of thev said plates. Such inclination causes the hair strand to slide easily towards the inner sides of said recesses and also aids in holding the strand .in ,such position inasmuch as lateral displacement of the strands is then checked by the edges of said recesses. Furthermore',l the V -shaped cross section facilitatesthe nesting of `the plates A and B and the-holdingfthereof in properly assembled relation. They arcuate recesses 15 and 16 are in effect nearly circular openings which open on the longitudinal edges of the'plates A and B. This form 'of recess not only provides a large space for the proper accommodation of the f thick strands of hair' but produces a hook effect in that the projections 17, and 18 defined between said recesses are of dove-tail shape.`

Such shapein the projections insures the holding of the wound portions of the hair in a tight compact wrapping and prevents lateral bulging or slipping of the coils or windings of the hair strand. I

It isfimportant toinote that regardless of the type of heater, not shown, used to treat the hair wound on the waver of this invention, the member 23 will extend outwardly where it may be readily grasped and turned to stretch the hair as aforesaid during the heat treatments or waving operation, without necessitating removal of the waver from the heater or in any way interfering with the heat treat-ment. l The variational form of the invention shown in Figures 11 to 14, inclusive, com prises a single body portion 30 corresponding f in shape Vand formation to either of the plates and B and having staggered dove-tail projections 31 and 32. This form is the same as in my previous application except that it is of V-shape in cross section vto provide the advantagepreviously mentioned, and has the dovetail projections to insure an eiiective close winding of the hair thereon. l

Thus it is seen that either the plate A or B of the first described form of my invention may constitute the variational form shown in Figures 11 to 14, inclusive. This vvariational form is adapted to have the hair wound thereon in the same manner-as the rst described form of this invention and will provide all of the advantages of the iirst described form except the stretching of the hair.

I claim:

1. In a hair waver, a pair of elongated plates mounted one upon the other, a plurality of spaced projections on each of said plates providing for the winding of hair thereon, and means at certain ends of said plates for holding said plates together and for moving one plate longitudinally relative to the other whereby to stretch the hair wound on said plates.

2. In a hair waver,`a pair of elongated members mounted one upon the other, a plurality of spaced projections on longitudinal edges of said members, and means at certain ends of said members for holding said members together and for moving one member longitudinally relative to the other member.

3. In a hair Waver, a pair of elongated members mounted one upon the other and having normally registering notches opening on longitudinal edges thereof, said notches being adapted to receive strands of hair wound around said members, and means operative at certain ends of said members for moving one member relative to the other to dispose the notches outV ofgalignment whereby to stretchy the hair-:wound on said members.

4. In a hair waver, a pair of elongated members mounted one upon the other and having vnormally registering notchesopening on longitudinal vedges thereof, said notches being adapted to receivestrands of hair wound around said members, meansA screw threaded, a collariiixed on theother terminal portion, a tubular member rotatably surrounding said terminal portions and engaging said collar, said tubular member having screw threads therein engagng the screw threadsk of `said terminal portion, and means holdingsaid tubular member against axial movement relative to said terminal por: tions. l v

5. In a hair waver, elongated members having spaced notches in longitudinal edges thereof to receive strands yof har woundv on said members, means for holding said members one upon the other .with the notchesr vof one member in registration with the notches of the other member and for moving one member relative to the other whereby to move the notches out of alignment; i

G. In a hair Waver, elongated members having spaced notches in longitudinal `edges thereof to receive strands of hair Wound ,on said members, means for holding saidmembers one upon theV other with the notches of one member in registration with the notches of the other member and for moving one member relative to the other whereby to move the notches out of alignment, said members being substantially V-shaped in cross section.

7. In a hair waver, elongated members having spaced notches in longitudinal edges thereof to receive strands of hair wound on said members, means for holding said members one upon the other with the notches of one member in registration with the notches` of the other member and for moving one member relative to the other whereby to move the notches out of alignment, said lmembers being substantially V-shaped in cross section, and said notchesvbeing of substantially circular formation. y

8. In a hair Waver, elongated members' having spaced notches in longitudinal edges thereof to receive strands of hair wound on said members, means for holding said ment,

9. In a hair waver, an elongated plate having spaced notches opening at a longitudinal edge thereof and adapted to receive strands of hair wound on said plate, said plate being substantially V-shaped in cross section throughout the length thereof. i

"10. In a hair Waver, elongated members mounted oneupon ther other and having notches therein to rcceivestrands ofv hair, terminal portions on said members, one of which terminal portions is screw threaded, a tubular adjusting member telescopi'ng said portions and having internal screw threads engaging the threads on said portion, a collar on the other terminal portion engaging the inner end of said tubular member, a coiled spring frictionally engaged within the bore of and arranged to rotate with the tubular member and to thread upon the screw threads of said terminal portion, and a member fixed on the other terminal-portion and engaged and holding said spring under tension and within said tubular member.

l1. In a device for waving' the humanhair, members having relative longitudinalr movement and provided with aligned lateral arms, and a handle journaled on one of said members and threaded upon the other of said members, to produce relative longitudinal movement between said members, and to move the arms out of alignment.

12. In a device for waving the human hair, stem members disposed side by side, each stem member having arms which project laterally in opposite directions, the arms being spaced apart longitudinally ,of the stem members, whereby a strand of hair can be looped in opposite directions about adjoining, oppositely-projecting arms, and be extended diagonally across lone of the stem members between adjoining arms, means for connecting therstem members for relative longitudinal movement, and means for producing relativelongitudinal movement between the stem members, to move the arms of one stem member toward and from alinement with the arms of the other stem member.

13. In a hair Waver, a body portion, a plurality of spaced wave forming members on said body portion, each member comprising two sections one of which is movable relative to the other, and means for so moving said movable sections.

14. In a hair waver, a body portion, a plurality Vof spaced wave forming members on said body portion, each member comprising two sections one of which is movable relative to the other, means for so moving said movable sections, and means independent of said members for securing the hair to the body portion adjacent the ends of the latter. 1

l5. In a hairwaver, a body portion comprising a pair of connected plates movable longitudinally relative to each other, a wave forming projection on said body portion comprising a pair of members one of which is carried on one of said plates and the other of'v which is carried on the other of said plates, and means for moving said plates longitudinally in opposite directions relative to each other to eitect stretching of a strand of hair wound around said projection.

BERTHA SAUNDERS. 

